February 26-28, 2019

David Share currently serves Olin as Director, Environmental Remediation. In this role his responsibilities include: legacy environmental site teams leader, technical advisor to various site teams, member of the Olin Remediation Management Team. Mr. Share draws from a broad experience base including work in the engineering and environmental consulting fields where he served in progressing capacities including Management and Chief Engineer roles. Mr. Share is a registered Professional Engineer with a background in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Successful agency negotiations require a careful and thoughtful approach that considers and balances numerous variables, many of which are above and beyond the technical aspects of the project. This is even more significant for complex and non-conventional sites where there are fewer examples and less precedent. Message delivery and to whom the message is delivered are often as important as the technical content of the message. Understanding and addressing the needs of the various parties along with how the message is packaged and delivered are also critical to achieving the project goal. This presentation will explore the critical endeavor of Agency negotiation and will provide perspectives towards succeeding, gleaned from a quarter century of experience in both industry and consulting. Using examples both simple and complex, the perspectives, motives, and contributions required of each party to successful regulatory negotiations will be explored and pit-falls identified. Strategic variations for single party sites, multi-party sites, and the topic of multi-level communication will also be explored.